Not too long to go until the most wonderful time of the year is finally here.
2022 has been a difficult year with people struggling to make ends meet due to rising costs and high energy bills. As expenses are mounting with Christmas coming up, many students and young people will be looking to get seasonal jobs to earn a few extra quid over the break.
Job hunting is daunting during the best of times but we hope to make it easier for you. We've scoured through job websites to find the best full-time and part-time seasonal gigs available in Dublin.
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Here is a full list of businesses looking to hire for Christmas:
Life Style Sports
Life Style Sports is urgently looking to hire a temporary Christmas Sales Team Member. You will be expected to work the day shift from Monday to Friday but also be available on the weekends.
The Santa Experience
The Santa Experience is looking for Christmas elves to "help bring the North Pole alive" in Dunnes Stores at the Ilac Centre. They are looking for people who are enthusiastic, have a cheery and bright disposition, experience with children and the public, and a colourful imagination.
Boots
Boots on Henry Street is hiring Christmas customer assistants from December onwards. The store is looking for people with strong communication and listening skills, and a passion for customer care.
Hickey's Pharmacy
Hickey's Pharmacy on Grafton Street is recruiting part-time staff on a 16 hours a week contract. The pharmacy is offering generous staff discounts, a "refer-a-friend" bonus scheme, tax-saver travel, and additional annual leave for special occasions e.g. getting married.
Lush Cosmetics
Lush Cosmetics has advertised a part-time position of seasonal sales assistants for €12.90 an hour. The popular skincare brand is offering various benefits like childcare support, employee discounts, and more.
Cineworld
Cineworld is hiring Christmas team members with some fabulous benefits including free movies. Job duties involve cash handling, food handling, cleaning, heavy lifting, and more.
TK Maxx
TK Maxx in Dundrum is hiring a "positive, enthusiastic, and approachable" temporary retail worker over Christmas. Some of the incentives offered are rewards, a range of contracts, competitive pay, staff discounts, and more.
Marks & Spencer
M&S is recruiting sales advisors to join its team in Blanchardstown. Sales advisors will work from 4pm to 10pm on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
Costa Coffee
Costa Coffee is hiring a seasonal team member for its store in Omni Park Shopping Centre in the northside. The seasonal period will end on January 10, 2023.
The Perfume Shop
The Perfume Store is looking to hire Christmas sales assistants who are "friendly, engaging, and approachable". Sales assistants will be expected to greet customers, assist with wrapping gifts, and take payments.
Jack Wills
Jack Wills is hiring Christmas sales assistants to join its team. The clothing brand is looking for "a team player" with relevant retail or customer-facing experience with a passion for customer service.
Copper Face Jacks
The famous nightclub Coppers are looking for bar staff coming into their busy time of year. According to the jobs advert, bar staff will get paid €12–€13 an hour, and it is a requirement for staff to work late nights. They would also need to work weekends. The late bar and nightclub would also prefer that applicants have one year of bartending experience. You can read more about the jobs here.
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